Programs
Welcome to the Doctor of Ministry Program
The TST Doctor of Ministry, founded on excellent experience, is now forging a new direction. Beginning in 2007 the program will be offered in a distance learning model making the degree available to persons living across Canada and beyond our borders.
DMin Program
- Introduction
- Overview
- Study Sequence
- Admissions
- Dates
- Handbook
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Andrew Irvine, DMin Director
The Doctor of Ministry is a conjoint degree with the University of Toronto. The program provides the opportunity to develop a comprehensive and critical understanding of ministry in which theory and practice inform and enhance one other. It is designed to assist students in gaining advanced expertise in the general practice of ministry as well as advanced skill in specialized area of research particular to their ministry. While remaining in their existing ministry base during studies, students engage in critical reflection on their practice of ministry in a collaborative way with other students in the program.
A Letter from the Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program
Dear Colleague in Ministry,
Thank you for considering the Doctor of Ministry program at the Toronto School of Theology (TST).
The DMin program at TST, in its 29th year of operation, is the oldest in Canada having been established in 1977. During that time it has faithfully served the church by graduating Doctors of The Church whose ministry and leadership have been recognized and appreciated in Canada and around the world.
The TST Doctor of Ministry, founded on excellent experience, is now forging a new direction. Beginning in 2007 the program will be offered in a distance learning model making the degree available to persons living across Canada and beyond our borders.
This exciting new model of the degree is based on a flexible delivery system which includes both an e-learning bases and intensive on-campus learning experiences. The strength of the cohort learning experience, which has been characteristic of the TST program, will be established through face to face study on campus and strengthened through an online learning community. Ongoing interaction will be maintained between the student in their ministry environment, teaching faculty and the seminary. This model truly captures what it means to learn in the context of ministry.
The Toronto School of Theology, with its seven member Colleges, creates a learning environment unparalleled in Canada. This is not a place where ministry is only taught but rather is one where it is lived out in a diversity that most closely resembles the pluralistic and ecumenical nature of our culture. We are about the church and ministry in our world.
I invite you to consider the possibilities. Imagine what this learning experience could offer you and your ministry. Please contact me if you have questions or want to explore the possibilities further.
Thank you again for considering TST.
All Blessings
Andrew R. Irvine
Director, DMin Program